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TheThreeMenInACave, page : 5
They all agreed that this was the only way, and that they would each
pray to Allah and ask Him to help them.
The first man thought for a while, then he remembered something he
would do for his elderly parents each night before they went to sleep.
He had never forgotten his parents' kindness to him when he was
young. He remembered how they had looked after him and cared for
him.
Now that they were old, he had a chance to show them his love, and
respect. He also knew that Allah loves those who are kind to their
parents. So he thought to himself that perhaps if he asked Allah by
the goodness of the deed he had in mind, Allah would in His Mercy
remove the boulder.
So he prayed saying, "O Allah, my parents were very old, so each
pray to Allah and ask Him to help them.
The first man thought for a while, then he remembered something he
would do for his elderly parents each night before they went to sleep.
He had never forgotten his parents' kindness to him when he was
young. He remembered how they had looked after him and cared for
him.
Now that they were old, he had a chance to show them his love, and
respect. He also knew that Allah loves those who are kind to their
parents. So he thought to himself that perhaps if he asked Allah by
the goodness of the deed he had in mind, Allah would in His Mercy
remove the boulder.
So he prayed saying, "O Allah, my parents were very old, so each